Family:Whitney, John Jay (1829-1880)

John Jay⁷ Whitney (John⁶, Darling⁵, Daniel⁴, Richard³, John², Henry¹), son of John⁶ and Clarissa Harriet (Brush) Whitney, was born 23 Mar 1829, Woodbury, L.I., NY, and died after 1880.

He married firstly, 28 Nov 1852, Huntington, L.I., NY, Sarah Louisa Nicoll Floyd, daughter of Hon. Charles Alfred and Sophia (-----) Floyd. She was born 4 Jul 1830, Smithtown Branch, L.I., NY, and died 24 Feb 1867, Woodbury, L.I., NY.

He married secondly, before 1880, Ann (-----) Brush. She was born Apr 1829, NY, and died after 1900. Probably she was the Ann Maria Doty, daughter of Zebulon and Hannah (Whitman) Doty, born 9 Apr 1829, Cold Spring, NY, who married, 26 Aug 1849, James Brush (who died 12 Aug 1878).

Phoenix says the following:

". . . a trader and farmer . . . . They dwelt at Melville, L.I., for two years; and then settled at Woodbury where he was living in 1868."

Children of John Jay⁷ and Sarah Louisa Nicoll (Floyd) Whitney:

i.	Clarence8 Whitney, b. 16 Sep 1853, Melville, Huntington, L.I., NY; d. 16 Sep 1853, Melville, Huntington, L.I., NY; bur Fountain Hill Cemetery, Woodbury, L.I., NY.
ii.	Charles Floyd Whitney, b. 26 Sep 1859, Woodbury, Oyster Bay, L.I., NY; m. ca. 1888, Ollie -----.

Census

• 1860, Oyster Bay, Queens Co., NY:

1616 1616 Jno. J. Whitney 31 M - Merchant $2500 N.Y. Sarah " 30 F - do Charles F. " 1 M - do Melville Brown 11 M - do Clarissa Whitney 71 F - do

• [[|Archive:1870 Census Extracts, New York, Kings County#55|1870, Brooklyn Ward 22, Kings Co., NY]]:

1457 1874 Fitzsimmons, Michael 30 M W Liquor delaer $12000 $2800 Ireland Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 -----, Catharine 35 F W Keeping house Mass. Parents foreign born -----, Clara 12 F W At home Mass. Father foreign born, Attended school -----, Mary 10 F W At home Mass. Father foreign born, Attended school Maloney, Mary 25 F W Domestic servant Ireland Parents foreign born Burke, Robert 26 M W Bar tender Ireland Parents foreign born Whitney, John J. 40 M W Sand dealer N.Y. Male citizen over 21

• 1870, Huntington, Suffolk Co., NY:

1178 1249 Floyd, Chas. A. 79 M W Farmer $5000 $850 New York Male citizen over 21 " Sophia 75 F W Keeping House New York " Edward 52 M W Farmer New York Whitney, Chas. F. 10 M W At School New York Attended school Stephenson, Susan 17 F W Domestic Servant New York

• 1880, Oyster Bay, Queens Co., NY:

John WHITNEY 51 Self M M W NY Farmer NY NY Ann WHITNEY 51 Wife F M W NY NY NY Benjamin BRUSH 26 SSon M S W NY Works On Farm NY NY Charles WHITNEY 21 Son M S W NY Works On Farm NY NY

• 1900, Huntington, Suffolk Co., NY:

69 80 Brush, Benjamin Head W M Apr 1854 46 sgl New York New York New York Salesman dry goods, Rents house Whitney, Ann Moth W F Apr 1829 71 wid New York New York New York

• 1900, Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., NY:

93 93 Whitney, Charles T. Head W M Sep 1859 40 m12 New York New York New York Farm laborer, Rents house -----, Ollie Wife W F Apr 1864 35 m12 2ch 2lv New York New York New York -----, Julia J. Dau W F Nov 1889 10 sgl New York New York New York -----, Charles F. Son W M Dec 1898 1 sgl New York New York New York

References

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 723 and p. 1535.

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